EP0456725B1 - Kit de regeneration de compositions de blanchiment-fixation et son utilisation dans le traitement photographique - Google Patents

Kit de regeneration de compositions de blanchiment-fixation et son utilisation dans le traitement photographique Download PDF

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EP0456725B1
EP0456725B1 EP90902957A EP90902957A EP0456725B1 EP 0456725 B1 EP0456725 B1 EP 0456725B1 EP 90902957 A EP90902957 A EP 90902957A EP 90902957 A EP90902957 A EP 90902957A EP 0456725 B1 EP0456725 B1 EP 0456725B1
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  • This invention relates in general to photography and in particular to the processing of photographic color materials. More specifically, this invention relates to the regeneration of bleach-fixing compositions used in photographic processing, and to a three-part regeneration kit which is especially adapted to facilitate such regeneration.
  • a suitable oxidizing agent commonly referred to as a bleaching agent
  • a fixing agent dissolving the silver halide so formed in a silver halide solvent
  • the bleaching agent and fixing agent can be combined in a bleach-fixing solution and the silver removed in one step by use of such solution.
  • bleaching agents are known for use in photographic processing, for example, ferricyanide bleaching agents, persulfate bleaching agents, dichromate bleaching agents, permanganate bleaching agents, ferric chloride, and water-soluble quinones.
  • a ferric complex of an aminopolycarboxylic acid as a bleaching agent in photographic color processing. Such complexes are used in both bleaching compositions and bleach-fixing compositions.
  • a very large number of different compounds of the aminopolycarboxylic acid class are disclosed in the prior art as being useful photographic bleaching agents.
  • the usual commercial practice is to use an ammonium or alkali metal salt of a ferric complex of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) or of a ferric complex of propylenediaminetetraacetic acid (PDTA).
  • EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
  • PDTA propylenediaminetetraacetic acid
  • a bleach-fix solution typically contains a thiosulfate fixing agent and a sulfite that functions as a preservative agent that prevents the thiosulfate from breaking down.
  • the electrolytic recovery of silver from a spent bleach-fix solution requires careful control of the pH of the solution.
  • the process should be carried out at a pH of above 7 and preferably at a pH of above 7.5.
  • One reason for this is that the reduction potential of iron (III) is pH dependent and, at low pH, the iron is more easily reduced.
  • the pH also affects the sulfite-bisulfite equilibrium. At low pH, such as a pH of below 7, the current efficiency for silver reduction is relatively low, due to the competing reactions of iron (III) and bisulfite at the cathode.
  • the pH should be above 7 and preferably above 7.5.
  • the upper limit of pH for the electrolytic silver recovery process is determined by the onset of iron precipitation or, if an ammonium salt of the ferric complex has been used, by ammonia evolution. Typically, very good results are obtained over a pH range of from about 7.5 to about 9.
  • the pH of a working strength bleach-fix solution should be below 7 - and preferably in the range of from about 5 to about 6.5 - in order to provide a highly active bleach-fix and thus a short bleach-fixing time such as a time of one minute or less.
  • photographic processing solutions are dilute aqueous solutions and thus it is not generally feasible, from an economic standpoint, to package, transport, and store processing solutions of working strength, since this would involve the packaging, transporting, and storage of large amounts of water.
  • This problem is generally avoided by packaging, transport and storage of photographic processing solutions in the form of liquid concentrates, that is, concentrated solutions which merely have to be diluted with water to obtain a working strength solution.
  • liquid concentrates that is, concentrated solutions which merely have to be diluted with water to obtain a working strength solution.
  • a three-part bleach-fix regeneration kit is utilized to restore the capability of a spent bleach-fix solution to function as a working solution in photographic processing.
  • the first part is an aqueous alkaline solution containing a buffering agent and an aminopolycarboxylic acid, and is added to the spent bleach-fix solution prior to electrolytic recovery of silver therefrom.
  • the second and third parts are aqueous acidic solutions containing,respectively, an iron salt and a thiosulfate fixing agent, and are added after electrolytic recovery of silver.
  • the first part functions to increase the pH of the spent bleach-fix solution to a level at which electrolytic silver recovery is optimized, while the second and third parts function to lower the pH to an optimum level for use in photographic processing.
  • addition of the three parts in this manner restores all necessary components to their proper concentration; and reaction of the aminopolycarboxylic acid and the iron salt brings about in situ generation of the iron complex which functions as the bleaching agent.
  • the three-part bleach-fix regeneratlon kit of this invention is safe and convenient to package, transport, store and handle. It enables optimum conditions to be used in both the working strength bleach-fix solution and In the electrolytic silver recovery process, and it achieves these objectives without the need for the photofinisher to store and handle strong acids and bases - or to make use of any chemical reagents Intended to facilitate silver recovery other than the kit itself - by the simple expedient of addition of the first part to the spent bleach-fix solution before electrolytic silver recovery and addition of the second and third parts after electrolytic silver recovery. Separation of the various ingredients needed for regeneratlon between the three parts, as indicated, avoids any deleterious interactions from occurring during storage of the kit.
  • the first part of the three-part bleach-fix regeneratlon kit of this invention Is an aqueous alkaline solution containing a buffering agent and an aminopolycarboxylic acid. This part has a pH of above 7 and preferably In the range from 11 to 14.
  • Useful buffering agents include hydroxides such as potassium hydroxide, borates such as sodium metaborate, phosphates such as trisodium phosphate, carbonates such as sodium carbonate and acetates such as sodium acetate.
  • the buffering agent is employed in an amount of from about 3 to about 15 moles per liter of part one.
  • aminopolycarboxylic acids include the following: nitrilotriacetic acid, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, propylenediamine tetraacetic acid, diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, ortho-diamine cyclohexane tetraacetic acid, ethylene glycol bis(aminoethyl ether) tetraacetic acid, diaminopropanol tetraacetic acid, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine triacetic acid, ethyliminodipropionic acid, iminodiacetic acid, methyliminodiacetic acid, and ethyliminodiacetic acid.
  • the aminopolycarboxylic acid is employed in an amount of from about 1 to about 3 moles per liter of part one.
  • the second part of the three-part bleach-fix regeneration kit of this invention is an aqueous acidic solution containing an iron salt.
  • This part has a pH of below 7, and preferably in the range of from below 1 to about 3.
  • any suitable iron salt can be used in preparing the aforesaid second part of the regeneration kit.
  • Suitable salts include iron (III) salts such as ferric sulfate, ferric chloride, ferric nitrate, and ferric phosphate.
  • the iron salt is employed in an amount of from about 1 to about 4 moles per liter of part two.
  • part two additionally contains acidic agents such as acetic acid or sulfuric acid.
  • the third part of the three-part bleach-fix regeneration kit of this invention is an aqueous acidic solution containing a thiosulfate fixing agent.
  • thiosulfates which are useful as fixing agents in photographic processing include ammonium thiosulfate and alkali metal thiosulfates such as sodium thiosulfate.
  • the thiosulfate fixing agent is employed in an amount of from about 1 to about 4 moles per liter of part three.
  • part three also contains an effective amount of a preservative, with the sulfites being especially useful for this purpose.
  • Sulfites which can be employed as preservatives include sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, lithium sulfite, ammonium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, ammonium bisulfite, potassium metabisulfite and sodium formaldehyde bisulfite.
  • the silver is recovered by treating the solution with a suitable electrolytic silver recovery system.
  • a suitable electrolytic silver recovery system function to plate out the dissolved silver as metallic silver on the cathode of the electrolytic apparatus. After a sufficient amount of silver has been collected on the cathode, it is removed from the cathode and subjected to appropriate refining processes to permit its re-use.
  • ConditionS used in carrying out the electrolytic silver recovery can be widely varied, depending on such factors as the composition and silver content of the spent bleach-fixing solution and the efficiency of the electrolytic apparatus. Generally speaking, 90 percent or more of the silver can be easily recovered from the spent bleach-fix solution by this means.
  • An example of suitable apparatus for use in carrying out the electrolytic silver recovery step is the KODAK Electrolytic Silver Recovery Unit Model ML available from Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York.
  • the proportions in which the various parts of the regeneration kit are combined with the spent bleach-fixing solution are selected to provide optimum results for the particular photographic process involved.
  • part one is combined in an amount of about 0.05 parts per part by volume of spent bleach-fix solution
  • part two in an amount of about 0.04 parts per part by volume of desilvered spent bleach-fix solution
  • part three in an amount of about 0.08 parts per part by volume of desilvered spent bleach- fix solution.
  • Additional water may be added as needed to bring the regenerated bleach-fix solution to proper working strength and acids and/or bases may be added to adjust pH.
  • the second part of the three-part regeneration kit contains an iron salt.
  • the iron salt is able to react with the aminopolycarboxylic acid that was provided by addition of the first part to the spent bleach-fix solution; and this reaction results in an in situ generation of the ferric complex of an aminopolycarboxylic acid that functions as a bleaching agent in the regenerated bleach-fix solution.
  • part two is preferably strongly acidic, for example a pH in the range of from below 1 to 3
  • part three is preferably weakly acidic, for example, a pH in the range of 5.5 to 6.5.
  • optional ingredients can be included in one or more of the parts of the bleach-fix regeneration kit of this invention.
  • Such optional ingredients include bleach accelerators, agents which function to retard sulfurization and auxiliary fixing agents.
  • the present invention provides both a novel regeneration kit and a novel method of regenerating a spent aqueous acidic photographic bleach-fixing solution of the type which employs an iron complex of an aminopolycarboxylic acid as the bleaching agent, and a thiosulfate as the fixing agent.
  • the method comprises the steps of:
  • the photofinisher collects the bleach-fix overflow from the process, adds part one of the kit in the proper proportion, electrolytically desilvers the solution, and then adds parts two and three of the kit in the proper proportions to yield replenisher solution for use in the process. Addition of part one raises the pH and also adds some of the chemicals required to bring the solution to replenisher strength. Part one can be conveniently added to the spent bleach-fix solution while it is being recirculated in the electrolytic apparatus and before the power is turned on to begin the electrolytic process. If desired, the bleach-fix solution can be aerated following silver recovery to oxidize ferrous ion to ferric ion, but this is not usually necessary.
  • parts two and three of the kit should be added relatively promptly before significant degradation of bleach-fix components can occur. Addition of parts two and three in the appropriate amounts decreases the pH to the desired level and provides the remaining chemicals necessary to bring the solution to replenisher strength.
  • the three-part bleach-fix regeneration kit of this invention is useful in the color processing of a wide variety of photographic elements, including photographic films utilized in negative-positive processes or in color reversal processes, and reflection print materials having a resin-coated photographic paper support.
  • Useful processes include a two-step process - comprising the steps of color developing and bleach-fixing - a three-step process - comprising the steps of color developing, bleach-fixing and stabilizing - and a five-step process in which the processing baths utilized are a first developer, a reversal bath, a color developer, a bleach-fix and a stabilizer.
  • the processing is typically carried out using a color developing solution which contains a primary aromatic amino color developing agent.
  • These color developing agents are well known and widely used in a variety of color photographic processes. They include aminophenols and p-phenylenediamines.
  • aminophenol developing agents examples include o-aminophenol, p-aminophenol, 5-amino-2-hydroxytoluene, 2-amino-3-hydroxytoluene and 2-hydroxy-3-amino-1,4-dimethylbenzene.
  • Particularly useful primary aromatic amino color developing agents are the p-phenylenediamines and especially the N-N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamines in which the alkyl groups or the aromatic nucleus can be substituted or unsubstituted.
  • Examples of useful p-phenylenediamine color developing agents include: N-N-diethyl-p-phenylenediaminemonohydrochloride, 4-N,N-diethyl-2-methylphenylenediamine monohydrochloride, 4-(N-ethyl-N-2-methanesulfonylaminoethyl)-2-methylphenylenediamine sesquisulfate monohydrate, 4-(N-ethyl-N-2-hydroxyethyl)-2-methylphenylenediamine sulfate, and 4-N,N-diethyl-2,2′-methanesulfonylaminoethylphenylenediamine hydrochloride.
  • color developing solutions typically contain a variety of other agents such as alkalies to control pH, bromides, iodides, benzyl alcohol, anti-oxidants, anti-foggants, solubilizing agents, brightening agents, and so forth.
  • Photographic color developing compositions are employed in the form of aqueous alkaline working solutions having a pH of above 7 and most typically in the range of from about 9 to about 13. To provide the necessary pH, they contain one or more of the well known and widely used pH buffering agents, such as the alkali metal carbonates or phosphates. Potassium carbonate is especially useful as a pH buffering agent for color developing compositions.
  • Photographic elements employed in the above-described processes are well known and vary greatly in their composition.
  • Research Disclosure Item 17643, Vol. 176, December, 1978, published by Industrial Opportunities Ltd., Homewell, Havant Hampshire, P09 1EF, United Kingdom.
  • the photosensitive layers present in the photographic elements processed with the aid of the bleach-fix regeneration kit of this invention can contain any of the conventional silver halides as the photosensitive material, for example, silver chloride, silver bromide, silver bromoiodide, silver chlorobromide, silver chloroiodide, silver chlorobromoiodide, and mixtures thereof.
  • These layers can contain conventional addenda and be coated on any of the photographic supports, such as, for example, cellulose nitrate film, cellulose acetate film, polyvinyl acetal film, polycarbonate film, polystyrene film, polyethylene terephthalate film and polymer-coated paper.
  • KODAK EKTACOLOR 2001 Paper is processed in KODAK Process RA-4, in which the processing steps and times are as follows:
  • the working strength bleach-fix solution has a pH of about 6 and contains ferric ammonium EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), ammonium thiosulfate, sodium bisulfite and acetic acid.
  • ferric ammonium EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
  • ammonium thiosulfate sodium bisulfite and acetic acid.
  • Spent bleach-fix solution from the RA-4 Process is collected in a holding tank and is regenerated by use of the three-part regeneration kit hereinafter described, in conjunction with use of the KODAK Electrolytic Silver Recovery Unit Model ML.
  • the components of each of the parts of the regeneration kit is as follows:
  • Part One is added thereto in an amount of approximately 1 part to 20 parts of spent bleach-fix by volume. Thereafter, the bleach-fix solution is de-silvered in the KODAK Electrolytic Silver Recovery Unit Model ML and the de-silvered bleach-fix is restored to working strength by adding thereto Part Two in an amount of approximately 1 part to 26 parts of bleach-fix by volume and Part Three in an amount of approximately 1 part to 12 parts of bleach-fix by volume. Addition of Part One in the indicated amount raised the pH of the solution from about 6.2 to about 7.7, while addition of Parts Two and Three lowered the pH from about 7.5 to about 5.5.
  • the present invention provides a simple and convenient means to regenerate a spent bleach-fix solution used in photographic processing. It enables electrolytic silver recovery to be carried out at an optimum pH and then restores the pH of the desilvered bleach-fix solution to a level that is optimum for use in further processing of photographic materials. It enables the photofinisher to carry out the regeneration process without the need to store and handle strong acids and bases to be used in pH control, and without the need to utilize any chemicals other than those provided by the regeneration kit. Moreover, the composition of the various parts of the kit is such that adverse interactions between components are effectively avoided, and the kit has excellent shelf life characteristics.
  • the invention meets all necessary requirements in five key areas, namely (1) stability of the kit solutions, (2) correct pH shifts, (3) efficiency in the silver recovery process, (4) rapid bleach-fixing to permit rapid access processing and (5) a minimum of salt build-up in using the regenerated bleach-fix solution.

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Un kit en trois parties de régénération de compositions de blanchiment-fixation est utilisé pour rétablir la capacité d'une solution usée de blanchiment-fixation à fonctionner comme une solution de travail effective dans le traitement photographique. La première partie, qui est une solution alcaline aqueuse contenant un agent de tamponnage et un acide aminopolycarboxylique, est ajoutée à la solution usée de blanchiment-fixation avant la récupération électrolytique de l'argent. Les seconde et troisième parties, qui sont des solutions acides aqueuses contenant respectivement un sel de fer et un agent de fixation de thiosulfate, sont ajoutées après récupération électrolytique de l'argent. La première partie augmente le pH de la solution usée de blanchiment-fixation jusqu'à un niveau auquel la récupération électrolytique d'argent est optimalisée, tandis que les seconde et troisième parties abaissent le pH à un niveau optimal pour le traitement photographique. Outre l'avantage d'effectuer les changements nécessaires du pH, l'addition des trois parties, de cette manière, rétablit tous les composants nécessaires à leur propre concentration. La réaction de l'acide aminopolycarboxylique et du sel de fer entraîne la génération in situ du complexe qui agit comme agent de blanchiment.

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1. Nécessaire de régénération de blanchiment-fixage photographique pour utilisation dans la régénération des solutions de blanchiment-fixage usées, caractérisé en ce que ce nécessaire comprend une première, une seconde et une troisième parties qui sont chacune adaptées pour être ajoutées à une solution de blanchiment-fixage usagée pour régénérer la capacité de fonctionnement de cette solution de blanchiment-fixage ; la première partie étant une solution aqueuse alcaline comprenant un agent tampon et un acide aminopolycarboxylique, la seconde partie étant une solution aqueuse acide comprenant un sel de fer capable de réagir avec l'acide aminopolycarboxylique pour former un complexe ferrique de celui-ci, et la troisième partie étant une solution acide aqueuse comprenant un thiosulfate fixateur.
2. Nécessaire de régénération de blanchiment-fixage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'agent tampon est l'hydroxyde de potassium.
3. Nécessaire de régénération de blanchiment-fixage selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel l'acide aminopolycarboxylique est l'acide éthylène diaminetétraacétique.
4. Nécessaire de régénération de blanchiment-fixage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le sel de fer est le nitrate ferrique.
5. Nécessaire de régénération de blanchiment-fixage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le thiosulfate fixateur est le thiosulfate d'ammonium.
6. Nécessaire de régénération de blanchiment-fixage selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel la troisième partie contient en outre un conservateur de sulfite.
7. Procédé pour régénérer une solution aqueuse acide usée de blanchiment-fixage photographique contenant un complexe de fer d'un acide aminopolycarboxylique comme agent de blanchiment et un thiosulfate comme agent fixateur ; caractérisé en ce que ce procédé comprend les étapes suivantes :
(1) on forme un nécessaire de régénération composé d'une première, une seconde et une troisième parties qui sont chacune adaptées pour être ajoutées à une solution de blanchiment-fixage usagée pour régénérer la capacité de fonctionnement de cette solution de blanchiment-fixage ; la première partie étant une solution aqueuse alcaline comprenant un agent tampon et un acide aminopolycarboxylique, la seconde partie étant une solution aqueuse acide comprenant un sel de fer capable de réagir avec l'acide aminopolycarboxylique pour former un complexe ferrique de celui-ci, et la troisième partie étant une solution acide aqueuse comprenant un thiosulfate fixateur.
(2) On combine la première partie avec la solution usée de blanchiment-fixage en quantité suffisante pour augmenter le pH de cette solution à une valeur supérieure à 7 ;
(3) on soumet la solution obtanue à l'étape (2) à une électrolyse pour en récupérer l'argent ;
et (4) on ajoute les deuxième et troisième parties à la solution désargentée obtenue à l'étape (3), en quantités suffisantes pour abaisser le pH à une valeur inférieure à 7, pour effectuer in situ une réaction entre le sel de fer et l'acide aminopolycarboxylique et ainsi former le complexe de fer et transformer la solution usée de blanchiment-fixage en une solution de blanchiment-fixage en état de fonctionnement.
8. Procédé selon la revendication 7, dans lequel la première partie est combinée avec la solution usée de blanchiment-fixage en quantité suffisante pour faire monter le pH à une valeur entre environ 7,5 et environ 9.
9. Procédé selon la revendication 7 ou 8, dans lequel les seconde et troisième parties sont ajoutées à la solution désargentée en quantité suffisante pour abaisser le pH à une valeur entre environ 5 et environ 6,5.
10. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 7 à 9, dans lequel l'agent tampon est l'hydroxyde de potassium.
11. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 7 à 10, dans lequel l'acide aminopolycarboxylique est l'acide éthylène diaminetétraacétique.
12. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 7 à 11, dans lequel le sel de fer est le nitrate ferrique.
13. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 7 à 12, dans lequel le thiosulfate fixateur est le thiosulfate d'ammonium.
14. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 7 à 13, dans lequel la troisième partie contient en outre une conservateur de sulfite.
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